'The Place Beyond the Pines'

'The Place Beyond the Pines'

Toronto International Film Festival

Having demonstrated tough-guy bona fides and an icy command of motor vehicles in last year's "Drive," Ryan Gosling now stars as a motorcycle stuntman who turns to crime to provide for his young family, pitting him against an ambitious police officer, played by Bradley Cooper. Director Derek Cianfrance also worked with Gosling in "Blue Valentine."

Having demonstrated tough-guy bona fides and an icy command of motor vehicles in last year's "Drive," Ryan Gosling now stars as a motorcycle stuntman who turns to crime to provide for his young family, pitting him against an ambitious police officer, played by Bradley Cooper. Director Derek Cianfrance also worked with Gosling in "Blue Valentine." (Toronto International Film Festival)

Having demonstrated tough-guy bona fides and an icy command of motor vehicles in last year's "Drive," Ryan Gosling now stars as a motorcycle stuntman who turns to crime to provide for his young family, pitting him against an ambitious police officer, played by Bradley Cooper. Director Derek Cianfrance also worked with Gosling in "Blue Valentine."